Irene S. Switankowsky

A Patient-Centered Approach for the Chronically-Ill (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A Patient-Centered Approach to the Chronically-Ill addresses the unique needs of chronically-ill patients and the challenges they present for medical doctors. This book features four principles of the patient-centered approach that can be used by physicians in treating chronically-ill patients. By adhering to these four principles, physicians will be able to humanely treat chronically-ill patients with the care and attention that they need in order to encourage them to manage their symptoms in the best possible way.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 84
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780761888802
• Artikelnr.: 74396755

Autorenporträt

Irene S. Switankowsky is a review editor for Humane Medicine International. This is her second medical ethics book; her first, A New Paradigm for Informed Consent, was published in 1998.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Chapter 1
Introduction Chapter 2
The Nature of Chronic Illness Chapter 3
Patient
Related Problems when Dealing with a Chronic Illness Chapter 4
Physician
Related Problems when Dealing with a Chronic Illness Part II Chapter 5
Empathic Physician
Patient Communication Chapter 6
Effective Physician
Patient Understanding Chapter 7
Successful Decision
Making Chapter 8
Developing an Effective Physician
Patient Relationship Chapter 9
A Humane Patient
Centered Approach Bibliography About the Author